Virus Outbreak

Its not mumps but parotitis. Its inflammation of the parotid glands. In other words salivary gland. Its not a virus but a bacterial infection and easily treated by antibiotics

Contrary to popular belief, its not the spread of the Zombie Virus!

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tug_boat said:
Its not mumps but parotitis. Its inflammation of the parotid glands. In other words salivary gland. Its not a virus but a bacterial infection and easily treated by antibiotics

Contrary to popular belief, its not the spread of the Zombie Virus!

Push Hard, Press Forward
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Bacterial parotitis caused by staph or E. Coli would not affect as many personnel as this. Every story and other indicators say this is a virus and the only thing preventing a Zombie scenario is the zombies have been quarantined.
 
The "easily treatable" outbreak is ongoing. The Fort McHenry has been at sea since early January with new cases popping up.

https://www.businessinsider.com/uss..._term=Editorial - Military - Early Bird Brief

"As of Saturday, 27 sailors and Marines aboard the dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry have been diagnosed with parotitis, which the Navy described in a statement earlier this month as a "viral infection which has symptoms similar to mumps." Viral parotitis is an infection of the saliva glands on either side of the face that's typically caused by the mumps."
 
Devil Doc said:
The "easily treatable" outbreak is ongoing. The Fort McHenry has been at sea since early January with new cases popping up.

https://www.businessinsider.com/uss..._term=Editorial - Military - Early Bird Brief

"As of Saturday, 27 sailors and Marines aboard the dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry have been diagnosed with parotitis, which the Navy described in a statement earlier this month as a "viral infection which has symptoms similar to mumps." Viral parotitis is an infection of the saliva glands on either side of the face that's typically caused by the mumps."
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Wow
 
I remember having the mumps when I was a kid. Not fun. Unfortunately I predated most vaccines. We had the polio vaccine but it wasn't widespread yet as a kid down the street had polio. I feel for the men on that ship. God bless them.

EDIT: And women too.
 
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So there an outbreak of MUMPS, on a ship where 100% of the personnel are vaccinated. We're told that the reason is that the MMR is only 88% effective. Then we should she similar rates at public schools where I know there are quite a few children not vaccinated.

This isn't passing the sniff test.
 
LurkingQuietly said:
So there an outbreak of MUMPS, on a ship where 100% of the personnel are vaccinated. We're told that the reason is that the MMR is only 88% effective. Then we should she similar rates at public schools where I know there are quite a few children not vaccinated.

This isn't passing the sniff test.
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MUMPS like meaning it has some of the same symptoms, not necessarily MUMPS though it can be caused by the MUMPS virus. There are many diseases that have MUMPS like symptoms but are not MUMPS.
 
I think it was a viral parotitis that was eventually labeled mumps. Agreeing with @UHBlackhawk I'll offer the analogy of a "flu like" illness that even medical folks will call the flu but does not actually test out as influenza.

@LurkingQuietly what do you think the real story is?
 
Devil Doc said:
I think it was a viral parotitis that was eventually labeled mumps. Agreeing with @UHBlackhawk I'll offer the analogy of a "flu like" illness that even medical folks will call the flu but does not actually test out as influenza.

@LurkingQuietly what do you think the real story is?
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My guess is that the Navy is covering up the beginning of the zombie apocalypse. Because you know, with internet, email and such that would be so easy to do.
 
 
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Is she jabbing that needle into the bone, or is this guy just "embellishing"?
 
I have seen the "toughest, roughest, strongest" Marines faint at the sight of a needle. Cracks me up. :lolatyou:
 
@THParent He's cheesin' for the camera. I hit the humerus on a skinny sailor once. It was during mass immunizations and he was standing like above. He went pale so I quickly took the needle out and helped him to the deck before he bounced his head. It must have hurt.
 
 
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I have seen the "toughest, roughest, strongest" Marines faint at the sight of a needle. Cracks me up. :lolatyou:
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According to the nurse at Fort Belvoir ER, there are a lot of "tough guys", many that are marines, who can not handle the penicillin shot for Strep. My daughter has a tendency not to realize she has strep throat, or even a sore throat, until it's so bad we are being interrogated with threats of calling child protective services. She has opted for that shot several times, and each time we are told that she handled it better than the "tough guys". This kid refuses down time when sick, so intramuscular shot it is.
 
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